Kelowna Rockets

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Kelowna Rockets
founding 1995
history Tacoma Rockets
1991–1995
Kelowna Rockets
since 1995
Stadion Prospera Place
Location Kelowna , British Columbia
Team colors turquoise, red, copper, black, white
league Western Hockey League
Conference Western Conference
division BC Division
Head coach CanadaCanada Adam Foote
Memorial Cups 2004
Ed Chynoweth Cups 2002/03 , 2004/05 , 2008/09 , 2014/15

The Kelowna Rockets are a Canadian ice hockey team from Kelowna , British Columbia that plays in the junior division of the Western Hockey League .

history

In 1991 the team was founded as Tacoma Rockets , followed in 1995 by relocation to Kelowna. Between 2003 and 2005, the Rockets took part three times in the final of the Memorial Cup , the championship of the umbrella organization CHL , which is played annually between the champions of the three Canadian top junior leagues WHL, OHL and QMJHL . In 2004, the Rockets won the Memorial Cup as host and thus fourth participant in the finals. Today the Kelowna Rockets play their home games in Prospera Place , between 1995 and 1999 they played in the Kelowna Memorial Arena .

The team's mascot is Ogopogo , the legendary monster of Lake Okanagan . Although the team name is Kelowna Rockets , there is no rocket in the team logo or on the playing attire.

Logos

Playing times

Regular season

season SP S. N U ON SON P GF GA placement Play-offs
1995/96 72 35 33 4th - - 338 309 74 4th West Division Conference quarterfinals
1996/97 72 35 35 2 - - 298 314 72 4th West Division Conference quarterfinals
1997/98 72 33 35 4th - - 234 253 70 5th West Division Conference quarterfinals
1998/99 72 25th 42 5 - - 224 282 55 6th West Division Conference quarterfinals
1999/00 72 25th 43 4th 3 - 193 228 57 5th West Division Conference quarterfinals
2000/01 72 37 23 7th 5 - 259 240 86 1st West Division Conference quarterfinals
2001/02 72 31 26th 10 5 - 257 232 77 4th BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2002/03 72 51 14th 6th 1 - 311 164 109 1st BC Division Master WHL
2003/04 72 47 21st 4th 0 - 185 115 98 1st BC Division WHL runner-up, Memorial Cup
2004/05 72 45 13 12 2 - 215 139 104 2nd BC Division Master WHL
2005/06 72 46 22nd - 1 3 243 188 96 2nd BC Division Conference semifinals
2006/07 72 22nd 41 - 5 4th 156 245 53 5th BC Division not qualified
2007/08 72 38 26th - 2 6th 248 215 84 2nd BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2008/09 72 47 21st - 1 3 267 178 98 2nd BC Division Master WHL
2009/10 72 35 31 - 2 4th 224 225 76 2nd BC Division Conference semifinals
2010/11 72 43 28 - 0 1 240 201 87 1st BC Division Conference semifinals
2011/12 72 31 31 - 4th 6th 217 242 72 3rd BC Division Conference quarterfinals
2012/13 72 52 16 - 3 1 309 178 108 1st BC Division Conference semifinals
2013/14 72 57 11 - 0 4th 310 182 118 1st BC Division Conference finals
2014/15 72 53 13 - 5 1 305 183 112 1st BC Division Master WHL

Well-known former players

Travis Moen

Various players who spent their junior years with the Rockets later made careers in the National Hockey League . Some of them are:

Team records

Career records

Games: 338 Tyler MosienkoCanadaCanada
Goals: 155 Brett McLeanCanadaCanada
Assists: 186 Brett McLeanCanadaCanada
Points: 341 Brett McLeanCanadaCanada
Penalty Minutes: 732 Scott ParkerUnited StatesUnited States

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